diff --git a/jmh-core/src/main/java/org/openjdk/jmh/runner/ActionMode.java b/jmh-core/src/main/java/org/openjdk/jmh/runner/ActionMode.java
index d496218a..d2f403ec 100644
--- a/jmh-core/src/main/java/org/openjdk/jmh/runner/ActionMode.java
+++ b/jmh-core/src/main/java/org/openjdk/jmh/runner/ActionMode.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
  */
 package org.openjdk.jmh.runner;
 
-enum ActionMode {
+public enum ActionMode {
 
     /**
      * No action.
diff --git a/jmh-core/src/main/java/org/openjdk/jmh/runner/Runner.java b/jmh-core/src/main/java/org/openjdk/jmh/runner/Runner.java
index c00bdebb..b13ecde8 100644
--- a/jmh-core/src/main/java/org/openjdk/jmh/runner/Runner.java
+++ b/jmh-core/src/main/java/org/openjdk/jmh/runner/Runner.java
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ private Action newAction(BenchmarkListEntry br, ActionMode mode) {
         return new Action(newBenchmarkParams(br, mode), mode);
     }
 
-    private BenchmarkParams newBenchmarkParams(BenchmarkListEntry benchmark, ActionMode mode) {
+    protected BenchmarkParams newBenchmarkParams(BenchmarkListEntry benchmark, ActionMode mode) {
         int[] threadGroups = options.getThreadGroups().orElse(benchmark.getThreadGroups());
 
         int threads = options.getThreads().orElse(